Overhead radial conveyer system



F. WOZHN. OVERHEAD RADIAL CUNVEYER SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 6, 1920.

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To all whom t may concern: v V Beit known that'I, F EEDERicK VOHN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at San Antonio, in the county of Bexar'and State of Texas, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement' in Overhead Radial Conveyer Systems, of which the fol- This invention relates to anapparat-us or system for handling freight or merchandise in transportationfor storing the same in warehouses and the like; or fortransferring freight cars to vessels or The Object of theinvention is to vprovideA an apparatus or system for handling freightl or merchandise andV moving the saine from place'to place, which will avoid the necessity Ofeinploying a large-number vof men/or stevedores with the usual hand truc is, as is customary in the handlingand movingof freight or cargoes from place'to warehousesY or from carsto vessels or from vesselsto cars, as the casemaybe.v i.' ,l

" The invention consists inan overhead raconveyer system including af crane sup- UpOl'l an Ovel i ,head circular track 4ror tracks, and adapted to support `a, traveling hoistyand in certain details of construction, combination and arrangement' ofparts, all as I Vwill proceed f I edge of the-j building, fIiJleams 15 andr16, respectively, and suitnow vmore particularly to .set forth'jand finallyclaim Q A In the accompanyingY drawings, illustrating the invention, in the several figures of Vwhich, like'parts are similarly designated,

scale, showing'a portion of the framework vof a building, and illustrating one method ofsuspending the Overhead tracks andthe swinging crane from the` ceiling girders or roof 'chords'of said framework.` ,F ig. 3 is a transverse section, taken substantially fin the plane of line 3 3, F ig.r 2, and lookingin the direction ofthe arrows; Fig. 1 isY an elevationl'of aportion of a warehouse or other structure, withits wall broken awayaiid showing anothermanner of sup'- porting or pivoting the kSwinging crane, and

Fig. 5 is. an enlarged detailview of the arrangements shown .in Fig. `4: showing the manner. of ,suspending the circular tracks from thei 'irders and also the vmanner of alined doors or Vand 1vmounted upon these circular swingingcrane 'from the center 'warehouse as vindicated in dotted lines.V l ported at the doors 9 and 10 in line with kthe ,the banding 'ners and center ofA t kmight bey called a) l, fronifone unit to complete unit and a portionof toillustrate this feature ofthe invention.

- e Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept.k 20, 192.1. Appncation'iiid December 6, 1920. seriaiNo. 428,535. l

" supporting' and guiding the Vradially eX` shown in Fig. 1, the Avwarehouse islocated between a railroad track'l and a dock 2, there being a railroadf track `Bbetween the dock 2 and the warehouse.

4 is the end wall and15 and Guthe front and rear walls of the warehouse, andv 7 and 8 vthe front' 'and rear platformsY thereof.

The front andk rear walls and 6 of the warehouse are provided with* va series'of p openings 9 and 10,1respectively, and arranged-within the warehouse andsuspended from the ceiling thereof, is a circulartrack ll'ofia diameter tojfit the width of the warehouse, land located yOn a central line between the Idoors 9 and 10.

Concentrically within the circular track 11 there )is fixed v-a smaller Acircular l Y tracks'is o'r-,girder 13, pivoted atits tov swingA aboutfsaid tracks 'to different positions inthe Supcenter 14 so as' swinging crane 13,V and extending outside of track 12,

toa position overhanging thev track 1 at therear'of the building andto the dock 2v atk the front of the 'are fixed Shortgirdersections or supported upon the frame work within warehouseandy rojecting from the core end wall thereof and extending radially of the central track 11 and 'to Vthe periphery thereof, are other shortsections of I-beams or girders 17.

The parts above the single unit of the invention, and in the Ainstallation of the invention in a'warehouse, as many of such units as the length of the warehouse will accommodate Aare placedr therein,

the circular'tracks of the successive units being placed in closejuxtaposition to provide for cooperation between the adjacent units in conveying material another throughout the sevIn Fig. 1 I have shown one another unit,

ries ofV units.

lIn F 1 short stationary sections of lI- described ycomprise what YiioA jbeains or girders 18'are fixed tothe frametralk circular track 12 work of the building above small doors or other openings 19 in the front and rear walls, and diverge radially to the peripheries VofV the circular tracks 11 of the adjacent d units of the conveyer system.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3 the circular tracks are secured to the girders or roof chords 2() of a warehouse or other structure, as by 'means of any suitable clips or fastenings, as at 21,Fig. 3. As shown in said Fig. 3, the`swinging crane 13'is supported upon the circular `tracks 11 and 12 by means of rollerbrackets 22 and 23, respectively, secured to the upper side of the crane arm 13, andl in order to provide a ycentral pivot or bearing lfor, the crane arm, is suspended from a truss 25 fixed to and supported upon the girders 20 above the cenand engages an opening in aplate 26 fixed to the upper side of the cranearm 13.

AsV shown in Figs. 4f and 5 the swinging crane arm 13ispivoted or supported upon a post 26" fixed tothe floor of the building inalinement with the front and rear ,doors ofthe building, the cranearm being pivoted tothe upper-end of the postby a roller or ball bearing 27 asishownin Fig. 5, or inany other suitablemanner.

-As shown in Fig. 5, the short stationary i sections of I-beams or girders 15v and 16 may be secured to the circular track 11 at their -inner ends, and at theirouter ends to brackltrack or itsworking area,

short fixed ets V28 fastened to the ,wall of the building.

The pivoted or swingingcrane member 13 ispreferably constructed oft asection of I- beam or girder, and in accordance with this invention any. suitable lform of standard handvor electricv driven hoist 29 is .mounted to travel upon the lower flanges of the crane armby means of a roller carriage 30, and the position of said hoist may be changed by the rotary or swinging movement of the crane to', cover any desired angle or position within the circumference of the circular either by hand or by any suitable or desired mechanical de vices.v .Y

As above stated, a single unit comprehends one entire circular track section which may be constituted of oneV or more swinging cranes orgirders from a single radial point, or they maybe continuous and fixed at a radial point or center to cover complete diameter operations or travel at the hoist, the former .arrangement being illustrated in Figs. 1 i4., and 5, and the latter arrangement being illustrated-in Figs. 2 and 3. The-operation of the .apparatus of system is as follows: To unload'a box-.car 31 located at the door 10 on track 1, and place or stack the articles in either of the left hand corners of the warehouseor at intermediate points, the hoist girder 15 to receive the articles articles` conveniently piled a pin or bolt 24:1

lars and still ,framework from the floor warehouse or otherf structure. I

- track, and roller- 29is moved out upon the p ing, crane 13 over girder15 and then the load swunoi to any desired position, such as Y to either ofthe short fixedgirders 17 and the 'or stacked in the corners and center of the shown in Figs. 1` and 4. f Or, the hoist after receiving itsload from the box-car, then may be caused to travel straight through the warehouse over the entire Adiameter of the circular'track 11 and over the fixed extension girderv16, and the thereof vto ybe placed vessel 32. v I

By routing the hoist withits attached load Vfrom car 31 by swinging the crane to point warehouse, as Y load delivered at the end or stored upon kthe so' p 33 where the circular tracks 11 vof the two.V

adjacent units meet, Vand Vtransferring the hoistfrom the crane 13V of the first unit to the crane of the'next adjacent unit, the load may be swung to the vdoor 9 of that unit and `out upon the extension girder 16 of that unit to a point for ready delivery tothe vessel 34E; or continuing the hoist and its attached load through the diameter of of the second unit and so on, the load may be routed o ver.V the entire Ylength.V ofthe warehouse to any other unitthroughout the successive units and delivered to any desired point therei ing, or sired point outside of the warehouse for loading cars or vessel of the warehouse.

is not limited to struction herein the same may y be 'within the scope ofthe claims herein. I Furthermore, suspended from structures and knee braced to side columns, or itpmay be supported on an independent foundation of a the entire system may :be

What I claimis:

j 1. An overhead radial conveyer system;

comprising a framework, a circular track suspended from the upper A framework, and a radially extending swinging hoist-supporting crane suspendedV fromy said track. v p

2. An overheady radial conveyer system, comprisingl a framework, a'circular track suspended fromV vthe upper part ofr said framework, a radially extending swinging hoist-,supporting-crane suspended from said brackets secured 'to said vcrane and engaging said track yto movablyv support said crane upon sad track.

3. An overhead radial conveyer system, .y Acomprising a framework, acircular track .from `thenpoint 33 straight the circularrtrack Y be altered in various particu-L part7^ -of saidY for storage` and stack-' Y for delivering the load Vat' any "des at 'different' points .within the bounds of the 7frontand `rear the .bottom chords of roof V,-

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suspended from the upper partl` of said framework', a radially extending swinging crane suspended froml said track, roller brackets secured to the crane and engaging said track to movably support said crane upon said track, and a hoist movably suspended from said crane. j

4. An overhead radial. conveyer system, comprising a framework', a circular track suspended from the upper part of said framework, a radially extending swinging crane suspended from said track, a central pivot or support for the inner end of said crane, roller brackets secured to the crane and engaging said track to movably support said crane upon said track, and a hoist movably suspended from said crane.

5. An overhead radial conveyer system, comprising a framework, concentric circular tracks of different diameters suspended from the upper members of said framework, a radially extending swinging crane suspended from said tracks, a central pivot or support for said crane, roller brackets secured to the crane and engaging said tracks to movably support the crane upon said tracks, and a hoist movably suspended` from said crane.

6. An overhead radial conveyer system,

comprising a framework, a' circular track from said crane to and from suspended from the upper members of said framework, a radially extending swinging frame suspended from said track, and fixed from the periphery of said track in alinement with said crane,`and a hoist movably suspended from said crane and adapted to be transferred said xed extension girders when the crane is `moved into alinement with said extension girders.

In an overhead radial conveyer system for warehouses and like buildings, a circular track suspended from the ceiling girders ofl said warehouses, a radially extendlng swinging crane suspended from said track, and a hoist movably suspended from said crane, said crane adapted to be swung about the center of said track to convey a load carried by said hoist to any point within the radius or diameter of said track within' said warehouse.

8. In an overhead, radial conveyer system for warehouses and like buildings, a circular track suspended from the ceiling girders of said warehouse and of a diameter substan tially equal ,to the widthV thereof, a radially extending swinglng crane suspended from` said track, a series of fixed girders extending radially from the periphery of said track in alinement with said dially rsaid cranes, the said crane and to the corners and walls of said warehouse, and a hoist movably Asuspended from the crane and adapted to be transferred from said crane to and from said fixed extension girders, said crane adapted to be swung about the center of said track to convey a load carried by said hoist to any point within the radius or diameter of said track and also to points beyond the periphery of said track when the crane is brought into alinement with said fixed girders.

9. In an overhead conveyer system for warehouses and like buildings, a series of juxtaposed circular tracks suspended from the ceiling of said warehouse, fixed radial girders extending from the peripheries of said tracks and projecting to the cornersand walls of said warehouse and walls thereof through openings therein, ra-

extending swinging cranes suspended yfrom each of said tracks and adapted to be brought into alinement with said fixed extension girders, and a hoist movably suspended from each of said cranes,` the said cranes adapted to be swung about the center of said vtracks to convey a load carried there'- by to any point within the. radius or diameter of said'traeks and also to points beyond thef 10. In an overhead radial conveyer system 'i beyond the may be transferred --i other and delivered f Vfor warehouses and like structures, comprising a series of successive conveyer units, each comprising a circular track suspended from the upper members structure, a radially extending swinging crane suspended from each of said tracks, anda hoist movably suspendedfrom each of tracksvbeing arranged in close proximityto each other at their periplieries to aflord coperation between the cranes of adjacent'units, whereby the load of the framework of said carried by the hoist on one of said cranes Y may be'transferred from one conveyer unit to the other throughout the series of units and delivered to any point within the radius or area of any one of said units.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of November, 1920.

, kFREDERICK VVOHN. 

